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Archived News:
Focus Home Interactive says they will be at Gamescom early next month showing
off The Technomancer, the cyberpunk RPG that was revealed earlier this year without a "the" in the title. In the meantime, they offer up
a new
batch of screenshots, and say they expect to release the game in 2016 for
Windows, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One. They also offer some details:
Spiders studio is back with The Technomancer, a new post-apocalyptic RPG
set in a cyberpunk world for PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC set on Mars during
the War of Water, where an aspiring Technomancer faces a myriad of questions as
his future grows threatened by the secrets of his past.
Technomancers are "mage-warriors", who harness, thanks to an innate talent,
destructive electrical-based powers, amplified by their cybernetic implants.
Both respected and feared by all, they are fearsome warriors trained from a
young age to fight. You are one of them, about to finally pass your initiation
rite to become a fully-fledged Technomancer.
An RPG, The Technomancer will offer players action-oriented combat gameplay
along four different skill trees, focusing on 3 different fighting styles and
the destructive electric-focused powers of the Technomancers. But all situations
aren't necessarily to be dealt with brute strength, with dynamic conversation
dialogue playing a deep role in quests, changing the story depending on the
decisions you make. Craft equipment, weapons and armor for yourself and for the
companions you'll recruit along your adventure, nurturing relationships with
them.
On the run from the Secret Police and confronted by the harsh realities of the
Red Planet, you must undertake a quest that takes you through forgotten
paradises, cities lost under the ice, and dystopian shanties sprawled across
Mars' dusty embrace.
Faced with the cruelty of Mars' iron-fist enforcers and alien wild-life, can
you survive long enough to uncover the truth behind The Technomancer?
A new trailer from
Company of Heroes 2: The British Forces is a "know your units" feature profiling
the sniper in the upcoming standalone World War II RTS expansion. They explain
these snipers are not just to take out individual soldiers: "In addition to
targeting infantry troops on the battlefield, the sniper has two additional
capabilities: the ability to order all 25 pound howitzers in the area to fire on
a designated target, and armor piercing rounds that can damage, or even destroy,
select vehicles on the battlefield." Continue here to read the full story.
TaleWorlds Entertainment has relaunched the Viking Conquest DLC for Mount &
Blade: Warband, and they are now calling the pack Viking Conquest Reforged to
reflect the additional content that it now includes.
This page
outlines all the features in the pack, and
a brand-new trailer
shows them off. Here's word: TaleWorlds Entertainment has today launched
a major update to the Viking Conquest DLC, released for Mount & Blade: Warband
in December of last year, entitled "Reforged Edition". In both name and spirit,
this represents a revival for the DLC, rewarding fans for their loyalty with a
long list of new features. All Viking Conquest owners are receiving this update
for free and all new copies of Viking Conquest are sold with the update
included.
Among the key features of the DLC is a brand new storyline, "The Last Tuatha De
Danann", taking place in dark, mysterious Ireland. Players are expected to fall
in love with the new canine companions that can be befriended and will be
faithful to their master, even in battle! New Berserker troops add a new
dimension to battling, with their terrifying strength to be feared by friend and
foe alike...
Continue here to read the full story.
Developer Fictiorama Studios and publisher Daedalic Entertainment now offer a
prequel game for everyone who owns Dead Synchronicity: Tomorrow Comes Today
on Steam. They say this
is a thank you to fans, noting that it differs from the main game: "It's a
delightfully old-school parser-based graphic adventure, designed to give players
the chance to learn more about the world of Dead Synchronicity." Here's more
from
the announcement: Summer is here, it’s hot and we somehow missed to inform you that we made you
a gift.
For those among you already owning Dead Synchronicity or who are going to
purchase it, there is the prequel text-adventure Dead Synchronicity: The
Longest Night for free.
You once again will assume the role of Michael and learn what happened, before
he lapsed into a coma.
Dead Synchronicity: The Longest Night is a text based graphic adventure with a
classical text interface.
So basically this means that here the prequel of Dead Synchronicity: Tomorrow
Comes Today is told in an old school adventure style, to give you the chance to
learn a little bit more about the background of the story.
- Fallout 4 on
GameSpot. New Details from Quakecon 2015.
Along with the SMITE news below, Hi-Rez Studios also teases an
unannounced game they plan to show off at Gamescom early next month. They are
playing this close to the vest for now, here is all they say about their Gamescom plans: To continue their momentum, Hi-Rez Studios will be at
gamescom August 5 - 9th to show off SMITE on both PC and Xbox One. The Studio
will also unveil a new, soon-to-be announced game, allowing attendees to be
among the very first to play this surprising new title at Booth A-051 in Hall 9.
Also at gamescom, Hi-Rez Studios will host the SMITE Pro League Fall Kickoff
featuring Fnatic and Titan on the ESL main stage on Friday, August 7, from 10:00
to 13:00 CEST. From 13:00 to 14:00 CEST, Hi-Rez will stream a live showmatch of
its new game. Both match-ups will be broadcast at
twitch.tv/smitegame.
Hi-Rez Studios announces SMITE has registered more than 10 million players
over the lifetime of this Windows and Xbox One MOBA. They are celebrating the
milestone with news that anyone who wins 10 PvP matches next month will unlock Hercules as
a playable god, who will come with a retro skin and a new sound pack voiced by
Kevin Sorbo, star of TV's Hercules: The Legendary Journeys.
This video features
Kevin introducing the concept and showing off his mad skills. Here's word:
To celebrate this epic community milestone, Hi-Rez Studios is reviving
the original Hercules character model from SMITE’s early PC beta days as an
all-new “Retro Herc” skin on both PC and Xbox One. Anyone who wins 10 PvP
matches in August will unlock Hercules as a playable god, along with the
Hercules retro skin and a new Hercules voice pack featuring Kevin Sorbo, the
star of TV’s Hercules: The Legendary Journeys – all for free. Hi-Rez Studios
revealed the promotion today in a new video, featuring Sorbo, who has a special
message for the internet.
Continue here to read the full story.
Kickstarter update from Harebrained Schemes announces a release date (and
minute) for Shadowrun: Hong Kong, saying August 20th at 1:00 pm EDT is when to
expect their turn-based tactical RPG (thanks nin). They announce the news in
this short video
noting that tomorrow marks the two-year anniversary of the release of Shadowrun
Returns. Here's word: Mitch here, with just enough bandwidth to pull my
head out of polishing the game to let you know that Shadowrun: Hong Kong has an
official release date! During the Kickstarter, we estimated that we would
release the game in August… and that’s why we’re releasing the game in August!
August 20th, 2015 at 10am PST, to be specific. On Steam, GoG, & Humble.
Estimating, scheduling and delivering something as complex as SR:HK is tough and
I’m extremely proud of the entire team for their focus, dedication, and hard
work. I’d like to say a special thank you to our ace Producer, Chris Klimecky
and my co-Director, Mike McCain for their work in getting the game to you on
time. Mike joined me at the helm a ways back so I could dedicate more time to
writing, and his work has been first rate - just like it was on Shadowrun:
Dragonfall and Shadowrun: Dragonfall - Director’s Cut.
The game’s really coming together and it’s amazing to see the team’s hard work
and creative collaboration on-screen. Making games is an incredible challenge
but making games with these folks is an absolute pleasure.
We’ll be sending out another update in the next couple of weeks regarding how to
get your keys from BackerKit and an update on all the remaining Kickstarter
rewards.
In the meantime, here’s a few new screenshots & gifs we grabbed for you. Thanks
for staying with us since January and we’ll see you August 20th!
Continue here to read the full story.
Victor Vran is now available
on Steam and
GOG.com, offering this
action/RPG for Windows, OS X, and Linux. The game had a successful run on early
access, and this launch
trailer offers a look at the game in its current state. The description of
the clip has what you need to know about this: The new demon hunting
action-RPG Victor Vran officially releases today. After just five months in
Early Access, Victor Vran is released with amazing 94% user approval from the
Steam Community. The game won the hearts of the players with its action packed
combat dynamics, where dodging and jumping mean the difference between life and
death.
Victor Vran features four player coop gameplay, a class-less gear-based
character progression system, dozens of secrets, over 400 different challenges
and dynamic difficulty personalization. The game was created with replayability
in mind and promises many hours of pure fun on top of the 20-hour story
campaign.
Continue here to read the full story.
Five Nights at Freddy's 4 is now available
on Steam, offering
Windows gamers another chance to take on the intimidating characters from a
children's pizza parlor, though this one doesn't seem to be actually set at
Freddy's. Less than two weeks ago
it was revealed that this
would come next month, but as developer Scott Cawthon notes
in his announcement, "I'm bad with release dates." He also says he will
address an issue with the full-screen option quickly. Here's word on the
game This time, the terror has followed you home.
In this last chapter of the Five Nights at Freddy's original story, you must
once again defend yourself against Freddy Fazbear, Chica, Bonnie, Foxy, and even
worse things that lurk in the shadows. Playing as a child whose role is yet
unknown, you must safeguard yourself until 6am by watching the doors, as well as
warding off unwanted creatures that may venture into your closet or onto the bed
behind you.
You have only a flashlight to protect yourself. It will scare away things that
may be creeping at the far end of the hallways, but be careful, and listen. If
something has crept too close, then shining lights in its eyes will be your
end.
This is the Quakecon 2015
video for Bombshell, showing off 10 full minutes of gameplay from 3D Realms'
upcoming shooter. The clip looks at various gameplay elements,
including various functions of your Pip-Girl wrist computer, all featuring an itty-bitty Bombshell shown from an
isometric viewpoint. Continue here to read the full story.
I'm pet-sitting again, looking after the neighbors' gecko and guinea pig, Buddy
and Honey Boo-Boo (my names for them). I've never acted on my temptation to get
a lizard of my own, so visiting Buddy is fun, and he remains surprisingly engaging
for a reptile.
Honey Boo-Boo is the funnier case... she's kind of elderly, and has some sort of medical condition, and
when I first tended to her I was reassured not to feel
guilty if she shuffled off this mortal coil on my watch. That was more than a
year ago, so it's surprising and awesome to see my little rodent pal seems to be doing better than ever.
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